Mizzima: Ethnic leader passed away

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Ethnic leader passed away
New Delhi, July 1, 2001
Mizzima News Group (www.mizzima.com)
A prominent ethnic leader who had closely worked with Burma's democratic
leader Aung San Suu Kyi had passed away last week in Rangoon, according
exiled activists.
Mr. Tg. Vungh Za Pau, general secretary of Zomi National Congress (ZNC)
died during a stomach operation in a Rangoon's private hospital on June
23, said a group of Chin activists in exile "Zoheisa Group" in its fax
release to Mizzima today. His party colleagues and several members of
National League for Democracy (NLD) attended his funeral held on June 26
in Rangoon.
Mr. Vungh Za Pau, aged 34, was born in Tiddim township in Chin State of
Burma and graduated from Rangoon University in 1993. His party Zomi
National Congress won two parliamentary seats in the 1990 elections but
the military junta cancelled the party registration in 1992.
When the Committee for Representing People's Parliament (CRPP) was
formed in 1998, Zomi National Congress participated in the CRPP along
with other parties that had won in the elections.
After the arrest of ZNC president Mr. Cin Sian Thang in 1999 by the
military government, Mr Vungh Za Pau took part in the CRPP as
representative of ZNC.
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<p><i><font color="#FF0000"><font size=+1>New Delhi, July 1, 2001</font></font></i>
<br><i><font color="#FF0000"><font size=+1>Mizzima News Group <a href="http://www.mizzima.com&quot;>(www.mizzima.com)</a></font></font></i>
<p><font size=+1>A prominent ethnic leader who had closely worked with
Burma's democratic leader Aung San Suu Kyi had passed away last week in
Rangoon, according exiled activists.</font>
<p><font size=+1>Mr. Tg. Vungh Za Pau, general secretary of Zomi National
Congress (ZNC) died during a stomach operation in a Rangoon's private hospital
on June 23, said a group of Chin activists in exile "Zoheisa Group" in
its fax release to Mizzima today. His party colleagues and several members
of National League for Democracy (NLD) attended his funeral held on June
26 in Rangoon.</font>
<p><font size=+1>Mr. Vungh Za Pau, aged 34, was born in Tiddim township
in Chin State of Burma and graduated from Rangoon University in 1993. His
party Zomi National Congress won two parliamentary seats in the 1990 elections
but the military junta cancelled the party registration in 1992.</font>
<p><font size=+1>When the Committee for Representing People's Parliament
(CRPP) was formed in 1998, Zomi National Congress participated in the CRPP
along with other parties that had won in the elections.</font>
<p><font size=+1>After the arrest of ZNC president Mr. Cin Sian Thang in
1999 by the military government, Mr Vungh Za Pau took part in the CRPP
as representative of ZNC.</font>
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